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00:00:00 Holding Screen

00:00:36 Welcome

00:01:39 I am putting clinical data together for analysis. Jessica Rose said she would help with the graphs. I am looking at Spike Ab in those Vaxxed and unvaxxed, and if the spike is high what happens after treatment. I am also trying to collect data on how many hours are spent around vaccinated individuals to see how much shedding matters. Are there other data points you think I should be collecting or questions I should be asking. Treating spike has been life changing for so many patients and I feel we are missing so many of the details- like you have mentioned maybe spike isn't the worse of it. Much Gratitude for all you do!

00:22:34 Hello! What do you do to stay healthy when travelling? We use vitamin D3 & C & plenty of water before travelling & after but still end up getting sick 9 times out of 10. Nothing serious, just feeling under the weather. Thank you very much!

00:41:00 Hi from Canada. Great podcast with Bryan Callen a few weeks ago. On the subject of Doctors & Medicine, I was very much on the same page as Mr Callen until fairly recently - as I'm sure most of his audience is as well. Hopefully many just had their eyes open. I have to say though, life choices don't simpler once your eyes have been open.

My question is: what is your approach & advice when needing to see a doctor? What are we to do, getting older, eventually having health issues (I am roughly your age)? I want to avoid getting on any sort of medication for the longest possible time, of course. THANK YOU.

00:56:29 What are your thoughts on bioidentical hormones for women entering perimenopause and menopause who are suffering from symptoms like exhaustion, night sweats, and insomnia?

00:56:38 Hi Heather and Bret. There appears to be a lot of negative symptoms of menopause, both physiological and psychological. Is this a hyper-novel phenomenon mismatching our evolved biology to the modern environment? I can’t imagine our hunter-gatherer ancestors or even Neolithic ones suffering to the same degree. Same regarding our extant indigenous, traditionally-cultured cousins. What’s happening here? (My father thinks this is the reason why men in some cultures are permitted multiple wives…)

01:05:12 Many gardeners claim that playing classical music helps their plants thrive. Could there be some truth or an evolutionary explanation for this? Or is this just the Plácebo (Domingo) effect?

01:13:18 From an evolutionary standpoint, why can't humans synthesize vitamin C? It would seem a very useful trait.

01:19:48 Crying... do other species cry?...is there a reason our eyes water when we do it?

01:27:35 Are high fat diets a larger risk for birds than they are in mammals? The online discussions point to birds having a higher risk factor for atherosclerosis and fatty liver disease on consumption of excess fats, and particularly when "dietary cholesterol" is fed to them.

01:31:13 before research papers can even be “peer reviewed” before the research can even be undertaken, many are subject to approval of Institutional Review Board. how much is this process another form of “peer preview” and also how much is it a polit bureau filtering method for fashionable social sentiment? why arent IRB members listed on papers with the IRB application and approval as addendums? wouldnt it be nice to know the conflicts of interest of IRB members?

01:33:31 How much should one value the "college experience?" How much does this compensate for the devaluation of a degree and the higher costs? Are there other ways of re-creating it?

01:48:50 Have you, will you speak on The New DOE rule set to go into effect in July 2028 (DOE) | https://t.co/QutS3p34eX

01:56:34 My husband and I have been struggling with whether to vaccinate our healthy and vivacious 9 month old baby boy. We have met with our naturopath who supports using an alternate schedule and choosing certain vaccines over others (namely, HiB, DTaP, and the MMR vaccine). The latter has me especially concerned as I have anecdotally heard parents report regressive behaviors in their children shortly after having this vaccine. We will be traveling to France this December with our baby who will be a little over a year by then and are worried about the potential of picking up one of these illnesses (like whooping cough) while traveling, yet, we do not trust the vaccines (even with lower adjuvant doses). If you were in our shoes, what would you do?

01:57:33 Is there any resource you trust to discern vaccines that are worth giving to kids vs. not. Has anyone done some kind of cost benefit analysis?

Thank you.I know you can't give any actual medical advice.

01:58:15 On a recent Q&A, a UK listener asked for advice on the RSV vaccine they were advised to get between ages 75-79. My wife and I are at the other end of the scale, she is pregnant and advised to get the same thing from 28 weeks.

While you advised against the vaccine (and seem to be against all vaccines during pregnancy) do you have any insight into this specific vaccine mechanism? It is known as Abrysvo, a recombinant DNA vaccine so does not appear to be live attenuated, adjuvanted, or mRNA.

We have not accepted any vaccines offered us as yet, but want to judge each one on its merits and this seems to be the least risky so far.

https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/15309/pil

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-programme-information-for-healthcare-professionals/rsv-vaccination-of-older-adults-information-for-healthcare-practioners

02:01:29 What should I think about the Pro-Palestine protest, led by Assagne, on the Sydney Harbour Bridge? Thousands marched. Some chanted 'Death to the IDF / Israel.' This has divided the freedom movement. Some argue it is free speech. Others say it is a danger to social cohesion.